Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, October 20th, 2022
BCHL:
Coquitlam Express 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 1
The (6-3) Spruce Kings play their second game at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:00 against the (7-0) Surrey Eagles.
We struggled this afternoon against Coquitlam as the Express hand us a 5-1 loss.
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📸 @garrettjames22 pic.twitter.com/SoK81uLe4O
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 20, 2022
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
NHL: (3 Wednesday games)
Winnipeg 4 Colorado 3 (OT)
St. Louis 4 Seattle 3 (OT)
Florida 4 Philadelphia 3
The (0-3-1) Vancouver Canucks conclude a season-opening five-game road trip when they visit the Minnesota Wild tonight (5:05 Pt).
The Canucks are the first team in NHL history to start the season with four consecutive losses after holding a multi-goal lead in each game.
All seven Canadian NHL teams are in action tonight.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
WHL:
The (3-5) Prince George Cougars will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they play the (1-4-1-2) Vancouver Giants Friday night at 7:30 in Langley.
The Cougars also visit the (5-1-0-1) Kamloops Blazers on Saturday.
Defenceman Tyson Buczkowski and goaltender Madden Mulawka have been selected to represent 🇨🇦 at the Under-17 Hockey Challenge in November!
Buczkowski will play for Team Canada Black ⚫️
Mulawka will play for Team Canada White ⚪️Congrats, guys!
📝https://t.co/ndnQmJMm5p pic.twitter.com/ei6LT4lRb9
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) October 18, 2022
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars associate coach Josh Dixon in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/gGFfOjI6JH #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/DqfkQRqWnI— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 20, 2022
Column:
Things are sparking in Riderville . . . Rebels (8-0-0) set franchise record . . . Bjarnason, Wheat Kings enjoy Kelowna stop https://t.co/IBGVNY96Mf
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 20, 2022
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
The (4-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (4-3) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:15 in West Vancouver and Sunday at noon in North Vancouver.
The U18 Cougars are in third place out of nine teams and riding a 4-game winning streak.
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The (1-6-1) U18 female Northern Capitals host the (0-8-1) Greater Vancouver Comets Friday (6:45 p.m. Kin 1), Saturday (5:45 p.m. Kin 2), and Sunday, (8:30 a.m. Kin 2).
The Caps are 4th and the Comets last in the 5-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
MLB:
American League
Houston Astros 4 New York Yankees 2
The Astros lead the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 1-0 with Game two tonight (4:37 PT) in Houston.
National League
San Diego Padres 8 Philadelphia Phillies 5
The best-of-7 National League Championship Series is tied 1-1 with Game three to be played Friday night (4:37) in Philadelphia.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves conclude their regular season in Canada West men’s soccer on the road this weekend.
They visit the (6-5-2) Fraser Valley Cascades Friday night at 7:00 and Sunday at noon in Abbotsford.
The (7-4-3) UNBC men are third out of seven teams in the Pacific Division and have clinched a playoff spot.
Michael Henman of the Timberwolves has a league-leading 18 goals.
Henman needs one goal to tie the Canada West single-season record, and two goals to break the all-time conference mark.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule and results can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
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The UNBC women’s soccer team finished sixth (out of eight) and missed the playoffs with a 4-7-3 record in the Pacific Division.
The UNBC women’s soccer results can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 108 Cleveland Cavaliers 105
The (1-0) Raptors play their second game of the season Friday (4:30) in Brooklyn.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
NFL:
Week seven of the NFL season starts tonight (5:15) with the New Orleans Saints at the Arizona Cardinals.
Both teams are 2-4.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL: (Week 20)
Week 20 of the CFL season starts Friday (4:00 p.m.) with (4-12) Ottawa at (6-10) Hamilton followed by the (11-5) B.C. Lions at the (4-13) Edmonton Elks (6:30).
Edmonton has lost a league-record 16 straight home games.
The Lions are in second place in the West Division, two points ahead of the (10-6) Calgary Stampeders.
B.C. will play at Winnipeg on October 28th to close out its regular season.
The Stampeders’ final two games are a home-and-home with (6-10) Saskatchewan starting on Saturday (4 PM PT) in Regina and concluding on October 29th in Calgary.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
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